iOS 27 Camera Control Improvement Makes Visual Intelligence Discoverable

iOS 27 Camera Control Improvement Makes Visual Intelligence Discoverable Apple is moving Visual Intelligence out of a hidden gesture and into a named mode inside the Camera app with iOS 27, making a capability that has existed since iPhone 16 actually discoverable. The iOS 27 Camera Control improvement gives the feature a dedicated Siri mode in the mode selector alongside Photo, Video, and Portrait, according to MacRumors' hands-on developer beta coverage three days ago. The change is a UI decision, not a technical one. Siri mode replaces the Camera Control long-press as the primary entry point for Visual Intelligence, 9to5Mac reported today. The underlying analysis engine stays the same; what Apple changed is the surface that exposes it. iOS 27 is currently in developer beta, with a public beta planned for July and the full release expected this fall, per MacRumors. Before and after: what the iOS 27 Camera Control change actually looks like In iOS 18 and iOS 26, accessing Visual In